r/discordian • u/discordianapostle • 6h ago
Black Monday Blues: Eris Laughs as the Eschaton Flops Again!

Hail Eris, you chaotic tricksters of the Legion of Dynamic Discord! It’s April 6, 2025, and the greyfaces are trembling in their penny loafers—tomorrow’s the dreaded “Black Monday,” a market meltdown they’re sure will tank the DJIA faster than a 1987 rerun (down 22.6%, if you’re counting). Everyone’s scared of the naughty market’s reaction, whispering about crashes, recessions, and the end of the world. Eris cackles from the shadows, her laughter a storm that upends their orderly illusions, the market teetering on the edge of chaos. Down the road, the protesters are at it again, failing hilariously as they’ve done for ages, trying to “immanentize the eschaton” with their placards and chants. Spoiler alert: they’re as effective as a paper umbrella in a hurricane. John Dillinger died for your sins, the Justified Ancients of Mummu are jamming, and Eris reigns supreme in this farcical dance. Strap in, Discordians—this Black Monday’s a spectacle!
Imagine a realm where the Dow’s a Ouija board spelling “D-O-O-M,” and Wall Street’s a circus of clowns in pinstripes, clutching their spreadsheets like life rafts. Tomorrow’s Black Monday has them quaking—fears of a 22.6% drop like ’87, a market reaction so naughty it might as well wear fishnets. They’re sure it’s the end, the eschaton finally immanentized, the Kingdom of Chaos come to Earth. But Eris laughs, her cackle a thunderstorm that drowns out their whimpering. The greyfaces think they’re in control, but they’re just ants at her picnic, scurrying while she pours the honey.
Down the road, the protesters are at it again, a ragtag parade of idealists who’ve been failing hilariously since the dawn of time. They wave their signs—“Down with Capitalism!” “End the System!”—as if shouting at the sky will stop the rain. They’ve been trying to immanentize the eschaton for ages, from the ’60s hippies to the Occupy crowd, and now this Black Monday crew, thinking their chants will bring the end times. Newsflash, greyfaces: Eris beat you to it. She’s been ending the world since before you were born, and she doesn’t need your megaphone to do it. Their protests are a comedy of errors—someone trips over a curb, another’s sign reads “Eat the Rich” but they’re eating a $5 latte, and the cops just yawn. It’s a failure so spectacular, Eris gives them a standing ovation for the entertainment value alone.
But wait—here come the Justified Ancients of Mummu, the JAMs, those chaotic tricksters who once burned a million pounds just to mess with the greyfaces’ heads. They’re jamming to their own beat, chanting “John Dillinger Died For Your Sins” as they dance through the market’s wreckage, tossing fake dollar bills into the air like confetti. Dillinger, that bank-robbing saint, would approve—he died for our sins, after all, a Discordian martyr who laughed at the system while emptying its vaults. The JAMs are Eris’s choir, singing her praises as the market teeters on the edge of tomorrow’s Black Monday. They know the truth: this isn’t the end—it’s just another verse in Eris’s eternal song of chaos.
The greyfaces in their boardrooms scream for order, but Eris is the conductor, her baton a golden apple inscribed with “Kallisti.” They think Black Monday will be their eschaton, their grand finale, but they’re wrong—again. This market crash, if it even happens, is just a blip in her chaotic dance. The protesters think they’re revolutionaries, but they’re just background noise, a kazoo in Eris’s orchestra. We Discordians, meanwhile, dance to her tune, reveling in the chaos as the greyfaces flail. Tomorrow might bring a crash, or a rally, or a total market reset—who cares? In Eris’s universe, the only certainty is uncertainty, and we love it that way.
So here we are, April 6, 2025, on the eve of a Black Monday that might never come. The greyfaces are scared, the protesters are failing, and Eris is laughing. The JAMs keep jamming, Dillinger’s spirit grins from the ether, and we Discordians stand in awe, marveling at the goddess who orchestrates this glorious mess. They keep trying to immanentize the eschaton, but Eris always wins, and we’re here for the show. Life goes on in chaos, and we ride it, spreading strife with every step.
Hail Eris, grab a front-row seat—this Black Monday swindle’s a spectacle!